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Baraka [Blu-ray]

Baraka [Blu-ray]

Baraka [Blu-ray]
Directed by Ron Fricke

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Product Description

Shot in breathtaking 70mm in 24 countries on six continents, Baraka is a transcendent global tour that explores the sights and sounds of the human condition like nothing you ve ever seen or felt before. These are the wonders of a world without words, viewed through man and nature s own prisms of symmetry, savagery, harmony and chaos. Baraka has now been fully restored from its original camera negative via state-of-the-art 8K UltraDigital mastering to create the most visually stunning DVD ever made.Includes over 80 minutes of all new Bonus Features.


Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #3106 in DVD
  • Brand: MPI
  • Released on: 2008-10-28
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Aspect ratio: 2.20:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Formats: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Widescreen
  • Original language: English
  • Dimensions: .12 pounds
  • Running time: 97 minutes

Features

  • Shot in breathtaking 70mm in 24 countries on six continents, BARAKA is a transcendent global tour that explores the sights and sounds of the human condition like nothing you ve ever seen or felt before. These are the wonders of a world without words, viewed through man and nature s own prisms of symmetry, savagery, harmony and chaos. Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: MISCELLANEOUS Rating:&nb

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
The word Baraka means "blessing" in several languages; watching this film, the viewer is blessed with a dazzling barrage of images that transcend language. Filmed in 24 countries and set to an ever-changing global soundtrack, the movie draws some surprising connections between various peoples and the spaces they inhabit, whether that space is a lonely mountaintop or a crowded cigarette factory. Some of these attempts at connection are more successful than others: for instance, an early sequence segues between the daily devotions of Tibetan monks, Orthodox Jews, and whirling dervishes, finding more similarity among these rituals than one might expect. And there are other amazing moments, as when sped-up footage of a busy Hong Kong intersection reveals a beautiful symmetry to urban life that could only be appreciated from the perspective of film. The lack of context is occasionally frustrating--not knowing where a section was filmed, or the meaning of the ritual taking place--and some of the transitions are puzzling. However, the DVD includes a short behind-the-scenes featurette in which cinematographer Ron Fricke (Koyaanisqatsi) explains that the effect was intentional: "It's not where you are that's important, it's what's there." And what's here, in Baraka, is a whole world summed up in 104 minutes. --Larisa Lomacky Moore

On the Blu-ray Disc
Baraka is arguably the best Blu-ray disc yet released. Shot in 70mm and scanned in 8K UltraResolution (8,192 pixels across the frame, the highest resolution available), it looks incredibly gorgeous and detailed, and the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 @96k/24bits is equally impressive. One early scene is representative: a Japanese snow monkey sits in a hot spring, and you can see the tangles in its fur and the water droplets in those tangles. Skip ahead and you'll see a waterfall that's as visually impressive as the scenes in Planet Earth. New supplemental material shot in high definition for 2008 are a seven-minute restoration featurette, and a 76-minute documentary Baraka: A Look Back, in which director Ron Fricke, producer Mark Magidson, supervising producer Anton Walpole, and others discuss the film, including how Baraka was the filmmakers' next step after Chronos and Koyaanisqatsi, and the challenges of traveling to 24 countries with 68 pieces of equipment weighing a total of 2,200 pounds. --David Horiuchi

Review
...the finest video disc I have ever viewed or ever imagined...Baraka by itself is sufficient reason to acquire a Blu-ray player. --Roger Ebert

When it comes to visual fidelity, Baraka sets a new standard on Blu-ray disc. --Home Media Magazine

one of the most breathtaking Blu-ray titles available --Home Theater Magazine

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